Chapter 2 - The System Unit
Chapter 2 - The System Unit
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Learning
Objectives
1. Differentiate between the five basic types of system units.
2. Describe system boards, including sockets, slots, and bus lines.
3. Recognize different microprocessors, including microprocessor
chips and specialty processors.
4. Compare different types of computer memory including RAM,
ROM, and flash memory.
5. Explain expansion slots and cards.
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System Chassis
• Container that houses most of the electronic
components that make up a computer
system
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System Unit
• Contains system’s electronic components
and selected secondary storage devices
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System Unit Types
1. Desktops
Sunit: In a separate case
Tower Units (Desktop)
All-in-Ones (Apple)
All components including monitor
2. Laptops
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3. Tablets
Mini tablet
Sunit: behind the monitor
4. Smartphone
Most popular device – handheld computer
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• Memory
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System Board
board
• Acts as data path and traffic
monitor
• Allows various components to
communicate efficiently with one
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Sockets and
Chips
The system board contains a
variety of electronic
components
• Sockets – the
connection point for
chips
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• Chips
• Tiny circuit boards
etched onto squares of
silicon
• Also called silicon chip,
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semiconductor, or
integrated circuit
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Slots and Bus Lines
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Microprocessor
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Processor Machine
Cycle
For every instruction, a processor repeats a set of four basic
operations, which comprise a machine cycle.
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Microprocessor Chips
3 GHz = ?
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Multicore Chips
• Multicore Processors
• Two or more separate and independent CPUs within a
system unit
• Quad-core supports 4 core processes
• To be effective - Parallel Processing
• Computer’s ability to divide tasks into parts
that can be distributed across each core
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Specialty Processors
• Coprocessors
• Designed to improve specific computing operations
• Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) / Graphics
coprocessors
• Designed to handle a variety of specialized tasks and
fast processing
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• 3D images
• Encrypting data
• Standard features in gaming computers
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Microprocessor
memory slots
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Memory
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Memory
• The system unit contains two types of
memory:
when power is
turned off when power is removed
Example includes Examples include
RAM, cache ROM
memory and virtual
and flash memory
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RAM
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RAM
data
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RAM continued
Virtual memory
A memory management capability that allow a computer
to compensate for physical memory shortage by
temporarily transferring data from random access
memory (RAM) to disk storage.
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RAM continued
• megabytes (MB)
• Gigabytes (GB)
• terabytes (TB)
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ROM
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Flash
Memory
• Flash memory combines of the features of:
• RAM, it can be updated
• ROM, it is non-volatile
Type Use
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Expansion Slots and Cards
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Expansion
Buses
Principle types:
• Universal Serial Bus (USB)
• Connects external USB devices onto the USB bus
• FireWire
• Primarily used to connect audio and video equipment to
the system board
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Ports
• Specialized Ports
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Ports (PC)
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Ports (Laptop)
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Standard Ports
• USB
• Keyboards, mice,
printers, storage devices
• Ethernet
• High speed networking
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• FireWire
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Cables
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Making IT Work for You ~ TV
Tuners
• Using Windows Media Center as a DVR
• Install TV Tuner to connect your antenna or cable to
your computer
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Power Supply
unit
• Laptops use AC adapters in the
system unit
• Tablets and mobile devices use
internal AC adapters
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• Created by voices
• Conversion must take place from
analog to digital before
processing can occur
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Numeric
Representation
• Two-state binary system consists
of only two digits called bits
• On = 1; presence charge
• Off = 0; absence charge
• Byte = 8 bits grouped together as
a unit. A byte represents a single
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binary numbers
(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F)
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Representation
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Character Encoding
Character encoding standards – a unique sequence of binary representation
of a particular letter, number or special character. It is used to facilitate
communication among computers by using a common language code .
• ASCII
• American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
• The most widely used coding scheme to represent data
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• Wearable computers
• Send and receive email
while jogging
• Maintain your
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personal schedule
book
• Remember the names
of people at a party
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QUIZ YOURSELF
a. all-in-one c. smartphone
b. desktop d. ultrabook
QUIZ YOURSELF
a. 1 c. 8
b. 4 d. 16
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a. bus c. module
b. chip d. RAM
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a. direct c. random-access
b. expanded d. virtual
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a. AIA c. graphics
b. expansion d. network
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a. bus c. wired
b. cable d. wireless
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a. eSATA c. MIDI
b. HDMI d. Thunderbolt
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a. analog c. digital
b. bus d. maximum
MATCHING
a. Cache 1. A type of multiprocessor chip that provides two or more separate and independent CPUs.
b. Flash 2. A type of memory that is volatile or loses its contents when power is turned off.
c. Multicore 3. System board component that provides a connection point for specialized cards or circuit
boards.
f. random-access 6. A type of memory that provides a combination of features of RAM and ROM.
g. Slots 7. Another name for a network adapter card.
h. Sockets 8. This bus connects the CPU to memory on the system board.
i. System 9. This port can be used to connect many USB devices to the system.
j. USB 10. A socket for external devices to connect to the system unit.
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6. Describe bus lines, bus width, system bus, and expansion bus.
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AC adapters.
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